Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1887-12-21
GENERAL WASHINGTON NEWS.
A BILL TO ExPEL ANARCHISTS

BILL TO EXPEL ANARCHISTS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-Apropos of the ar
archist agitation, Congressman Adams, OF Il
linoIs, has formulated a bill, which he thus
explains in an interview:
The bill provides that any alien attempting
to overthrow the laws of the United States,
or incite to domestic violence by advising
murder or. unlawful destruction of life or
property shall be removed from the United
States. l drafted a bill providing that the
president SHOULD order airy alien committing
snch act to leave the country, and that anJ
alien refusing to-ehey should be punished by
trial In the United States court. A bill was
SO prepared by gentlemen with whom coz
suited, and the result is substantially the bill
that have new presented. have since added
a clause Furnishing those who have been ex-
PEELED if they return to this country. Tae bill
does rot propose to confer upon the president
any new power, for he alteady has the power
to expel any alien from the country If he
thinks 1t is the public interest to do so. He
can even arrest a person accused OF crime
committed In another country and surrender
him to his former country without. any extra
dition treaty. The president will not be call
ed upon to act until he has himself investi
gated and become satisfied that the proper
occasion exists for the exercise of this power
REVENUE CUSTOMS.
The plan devised by Assistant Secretary
Maynard, of the treasury department, and
approved by Secretary Faizchild, ter the re-
duction of the expenses of collecting custom
revenues, will be put into effect on January 1,
next. In speaking of the subject to-day,
Judge Maynard said
There are now 1879 collection districts in the
United States. In s.xty-four OF these the
revenues are much less than the EXPENSES.
For instance, there are forty four districts in
which the total collections do not exceed IS. 600
while the expenditures aggregate $685. 900. In
the other twenty non seif-supporting districts
the collections are le than $25, coo and the
expenditures amount to $4,000. The ex
panditures Of the fiji .es will be reduced by
s115,e year, principally by dsmissalf, and
also by reductions Of salaries in several In
star ces. O ders for these changes, to take
effect with the beginning of the new Jear,
have already been issutd.
RELIEF FOR PAYMAsTER BASH.
Bills have been introduced In both the SEN
ate and house for the relief of United States
Paymaster Bash, of the army, who was rot-
bed Of 81, BOZ in government funds about a
year ago, while at Fort Mckinney, Wyoming.
After strenuous efforts, carried out during
the summer, the robber, one Charles Parker,
was captured, and is now serving term in
the Wyoming penitentiary. Apeculiar featare
OF the case was that he was waylaid and rob-
bed of the money which he himself had stolen
by two frontier desperadoes, who represented
themselves ss United States marshals, SO
that, although the original criminal was cap.
tured. none of the funds were recovered.
Mai. Bash is now of duty awaiting orders
from the war department.
FOR LAND FRAUDS.
The acting commissioner of thegeneral land
Office has been notified that the United States
grand jury at Prescott, Arizona, has indicted
John L. Cambridge and D.. Oscar Lincoln
citizens Of Prescott, for perjury and suborps
tion of perjury in making and procuring lille
gal entries of public lands.
REVOKED.
Mr.. Denbr, the American minister to Chine
has written a letter to Secretary Bayard, say
ing that whatever concessions have beer
msds to the nker- Mitkiewlccz syndicate
have since been revoked by the Chinese gov
e:nment.
Ten years ago the governor OF Michigan
hardened David Foster. life convict, ant